Example sentences of "[verb] at the back door " in BNC.
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| 1 | Constable Laurie gave evidence that on 5th August he entered at the back door of 149 Chatham Street , that he received from her 1/9d. , and that she received from him a betting slip . |
| 2 | ‘ Mornin' , ’ said Tom , appearing at the back door . |
| 3 | Look at the back door . |
| 4 | When she had the hackles high on her shoulders , when she whined and scratched at the back door , then the house was watched . |
| 5 | Probably be glad to get rid of her , she thought gloomily , then looked up sharply as someone rapped at the back door . |
| 6 | When Gazzer knocked at the back door , she was thinking , vaguely , that she ought to get dressed but she felt too apathetic to shift herself . |
| 7 | ‘ Addressed to myself , it was delivered at the back door this morning by a manservant . |
| 8 | Soup kitchens were opened to feed the destitute ; in Chicago people waited at the back doors of restaurants for left-over food . |
| 9 | McGee , who had come downstairs to test the quality of the sherry while Mrs Quickly , the plumper of the two cooks , stood at the back door fervently pulling on a cigarette , leaped to his feet , pulled at his black tie and took the back stairs two at a time . |